subterfuge
noun /ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ/
/ˈsʌbtərfjuːdʒ/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- a secret, usually dishonest, way of behaving
(通常指欺骗性)秘密手段;诡计 - Journalists often use subterfuge to obtain material for stories.
记者经常使用托词来获取报道材料。 - a political subterfuge
政治诡计
词源late 16th cent.: from French, or from late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere ‘escape secretly’, from subter- ‘beneath’ + fugere ‘flee’. - Journalists often use subterfuge to obtain material for stories.